YouTube Tips

About YouTube

YouTube is a video sharing website where people can upload movie and TV clips, music videos, and amateur created content. The site was bought by Google for over half a billion dollars just one year after it launched in 2005. While the majority of the content uploaded consists of original home video, many corporations are starting to use its popularity to their advantage by uploading professional content. YouTube is the largest, most popular video site in the world, with a growing user base in the hundreds of millions.

With over one billion unique viewers on YouTube each month, your video now has the potential to be seen by a huge audience. Use the 8 tips below to help you get more views, and follow the link to read more about each.

If a video has a 3D option, on the bottom right-hand side of the video, you can select 3D, and then choose your options. Watch the video below for a more detailed explanation on how to do this, as well as for some glasses options!

Make sure your YouTube account is upgraded to include your billing information. When you’re on the Home Page, you can click Movies on the left-hand side. Once you purchase the movie, you can view it on your computer while connected to the internet.

The 5 parts of the perfect YouTube video template are: an Attention Grabber, an Intro Bumper, the Content, an Outro Bumper, and Outtakes. Follow the link below to read more about the 5 parts, and start creating your perfect YouTube videos!

While targeting your audience is important, it’s equally important to focus on the channels that are a natural fit for your talents. For example, if you’re a strong speaker, YouTube may be an outlet that you can embrace without having to do much more work.

Tell people within the first 5-10 seconds why they should continue to watch your video. If they don’t have a reason to continue watching, they won’t; tell them why they will benefit from watching, and they will.

Videos that specifically show what your product does are more effective than simply discussing why they are great. Focus videos on aspects of your product that make you stand out above the competition.

Select users can now upload an image of their choosing to represent their video. These users can now choose a thumbnail for their video and this thumbnail will be displayed in search result pages, related videos and as the start image on embedded videos.